Friday, January 8, 2010
Check it out!
A great site if you are interested in old postcards from Western Canada can be found here.
A cold front from western Canada has frozen Texas, and I know who is responsible. It is currently brr and will not get above freezing today. Winter really sucks.
I am going to start garden planning/costing over the next few days. I have some seeds (a Christmas gift)that I will need to plant once the weather warms up (who knows how long that will be?). I am really looking forward to tasting some home grown heirloom tomatoes.
I have applied for a graduate assistantship at unt's library, and I am waiting to see if I get an interview. There is one job posted that would be perfect for me. Classes do not start back up until the 19th, so I shall be busy again in a few weeks. Two of the classes are offered online, the third is an in person class that I will go to every Monday night. I am hoping it will be warm enough next week so I can make a trip into Fort Worth and visit the botanical gardens. I would love to see some flowers blooming, even if they are few and far between. I am also hoping our pansies will survive the bitter cold we are currently suffering.
One nice thing about the cold weather is that it offers opportunities for firing up the fireplace. I also enjoy the gas starter, I don't have to find a can of diesel to use as starter fluid.
I am going to start garden planning/costing over the next few days. I have some seeds (a Christmas gift)that I will need to plant once the weather warms up (who knows how long that will be?). I am really looking forward to tasting some home grown heirloom tomatoes.
I have applied for a graduate assistantship at unt's library, and I am waiting to see if I get an interview. There is one job posted that would be perfect for me. Classes do not start back up until the 19th, so I shall be busy again in a few weeks. Two of the classes are offered online, the third is an in person class that I will go to every Monday night. I am hoping it will be warm enough next week so I can make a trip into Fort Worth and visit the botanical gardens. I would love to see some flowers blooming, even if they are few and far between. I am also hoping our pansies will survive the bitter cold we are currently suffering.
One nice thing about the cold weather is that it offers opportunities for firing up the fireplace. I also enjoy the gas starter, I don't have to find a can of diesel to use as starter fluid.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Happy New Year!
It is a cold grey mizzly day only suitable for sitting in front of the fire place eating some yummy homemade cookies and lazing about. So here I am, doing just that.
The trip to Arkansas went well. We left on the 23, drove around 6 hours through torrential rains and arrived early and hardly tired. Love those interstates for driving. The only problem with all the rain was that I was unable to see most of the countryside.
The next few days were spent with Carol's family, and I do believe she had a good time. Most of the events are what you might expect for the holiday, lots of eating, talking (mostly within the family, all those memories).
The trip home was nice, sunny and warm but windy. Gas mileage was not as good as the trip up, but we still managed to average 32 mpg. We stopped twice on both trips for leg stretches and gas, but neither stop was very long. The country changes quite noticeably from the pines/hills of Arkansas and the scrub of North Central Tx.
We came home to a sick Charlie(sneezing,weepy eyes). Constant medication has improved his condition,though Daph has begun to sneeze so she is whining about the pills being stuffed in her throat as well. Maggie has been clingie since we came home.
Carol's mom gave us a Kitchen Aid for Christmas (awesome machine!), and I have made bagels (with Carol's aid), three batches of cookies (one given to the neighbor as a thank you for looking in on the kitties and one for tomorrow), and some pizza dough. I am struggling to resit baking something more adventurous like a really nice cake. The mixer is a breast cancer machine and painted pink, but I love it anyway!
Tomorrow is hopping John and collards, the usual good luck dish here in the southern part of America. I shall put some hot stuff(remind me to get some hot sauce one of these days), likely chipotle, in to add depth. If the weather is nice we shall walk as well.
Well, it is now nap time, I am sleepy from the grayness of the day.
Oh, yes, btw, Carol and I will be getting married this summer once she has completed her PhD. No date has been set as yet. We plan on getting wed and spending a weekend in a bed and breakfast somewhere nice, maybe on the Louisiana coast?? I am a full fledged suburbanite now--middle class car, middle class home, three cats, and married. What is next? At least I am happy.
The trip to Arkansas went well. We left on the 23, drove around 6 hours through torrential rains and arrived early and hardly tired. Love those interstates for driving. The only problem with all the rain was that I was unable to see most of the countryside.
The next few days were spent with Carol's family, and I do believe she had a good time. Most of the events are what you might expect for the holiday, lots of eating, talking (mostly within the family, all those memories).
The trip home was nice, sunny and warm but windy. Gas mileage was not as good as the trip up, but we still managed to average 32 mpg. We stopped twice on both trips for leg stretches and gas, but neither stop was very long. The country changes quite noticeably from the pines/hills of Arkansas and the scrub of North Central Tx.
We came home to a sick Charlie(sneezing,weepy eyes). Constant medication has improved his condition,though Daph has begun to sneeze so she is whining about the pills being stuffed in her throat as well. Maggie has been clingie since we came home.
Carol's mom gave us a Kitchen Aid for Christmas (awesome machine!), and I have made bagels (with Carol's aid), three batches of cookies (one given to the neighbor as a thank you for looking in on the kitties and one for tomorrow), and some pizza dough. I am struggling to resit baking something more adventurous like a really nice cake. The mixer is a breast cancer machine and painted pink, but I love it anyway!
Tomorrow is hopping John and collards, the usual good luck dish here in the southern part of America. I shall put some hot stuff(remind me to get some hot sauce one of these days), likely chipotle, in to add depth. If the weather is nice we shall walk as well.
Well, it is now nap time, I am sleepy from the grayness of the day.
Oh, yes, btw, Carol and I will be getting married this summer once she has completed her PhD. No date has been set as yet. We plan on getting wed and spending a weekend in a bed and breakfast somewhere nice, maybe on the Louisiana coast?? I am a full fledged suburbanite now--middle class car, middle class home, three cats, and married. What is next? At least I am happy.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
It is almost 5:00 am and I am dressed, packed, and ready to head home. I will have to sit here for a few hours before anyone else wakes up though. We should be leaving around 8 and home around 2 or 3. I am looking forward to being home.
I had a wonderful Christmas, Carol's family made me feel welcome and accepted. I will likely write more about that later once I am home.
It has become bitterly cold once more. There is frost on the car window! I miss summer.
I had a wonderful Christmas, Carol's family made me feel welcome and accepted. I will likely write more about that later once I am home.
It has become bitterly cold once more. There is frost on the car window! I miss summer.
Friday, December 25, 2009
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